The Ryde School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.36 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
The Ryde School is a primary school in Hatfield, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 31 January 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
The Ryde School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.66 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.56 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.40 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.54 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.66 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.66 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.74 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.74 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.52 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- Reception 2026 drew 20 first-choice applications for 30 offers (0.7 first choices per offer, the 16th lowest of 359 Hertfordshire primary schools); every first-choice family was offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place among those for whom it was their nearest school lived 0.36 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and in 2015.
- Of its pupils, 12.6% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Pleasant Rise, Hatfield, AL9 5DR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 191 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 31 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils attend a welcoming, caring and nurturing school.”
- “They feel a strong sense of belonging at The Ryde School.”
- “The school is ambitious for all pupils.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum in some subjects is new and needs time to embed.”
- “As a result, in these areas, the school has not checked how well the curriculum is working.”
- “In these subjects, pupils have gaps in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Countess Anne Church of England School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Green Lanes Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Creswick Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hatfield Community Free School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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